Great Elm Capital Group (GECC) Competitors

Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GECC or JOF?

Great Elm Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Capital Group	$39.32M	2.24	$3.55M	$1.56	4.87
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer GECC or JOF?

In the previous week, Great Elm Capital Group had 2 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Great Elm Capital Group and 0 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. Great Elm Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Elm Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm Capital Group	Positive
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GECC or JOF?

Great Elm Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.74%. Given Great Elm Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Great Elm Capital Group is more favorable than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Elm Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is GECC or JOF a better dividend stock?

Great Elm Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.5%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Great Elm Capital Group pays out 94.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Elm Capital Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Great Elm Capital Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is GECC or JOF more profitable?

Great Elm Capital Group has a net margin of 36.81% compared to Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Great Elm Capital Group's return on equity of 12.49% beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Capital Group	36.81%	12.49%	4.36%
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GECC or JOF?

38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GECC or JOF?

Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Great Elm Capital Group beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.